Applicants investing $5 million can also qualify if they create substantial local jobs; a pending directive will set the exact quotas.
Three African countries now sell citizenship outright, with the price floor below $100,000 for the first time in three decades. Botswana is months away from making it four.
Eight African countries offer residency to foreign investors through real estate, business capital, or passive wealth. This guide compares thresholds, citizenship timelines, and the caveats that headline pricing hides.
The program will offer residency up to 10 years for the highest threshold of $5 million, placing it among the world’s priciest.
Botswana signed an MoU with Arton Capital to help build and launch the CIP, and development has “already started.”
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São Tomé’s Dubai-based CIU will process applications in six weeks via a public-private model, offering agents US$20k commission.
Starting at as little as US$35,000, gaining residency or citizenship in Africa is within easy reach for foreigners.
The ruling APC’s majority in the House and Senate helps the bill’s prospects, and Deputy Speaker Kalu’s sponsorship signals strong support.
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The ability to revoke citizenship ranks among the most powerful tools a state wields, a practice documented from ancient societies to contemporary nations
The new options shorten the path to Sierra Leone’s citizenship from eight years to only 60-90 days.
Program opens for applications on Dec 7. Lifetime residency, 40-day approval. Agents earn $12K per approved client.
The program, which would open to Africans and descendants of Africans, is the first step of Bediako’s “Project USA, United States of Africa.”
Benin government proposes law to grant three-year passport with route to citizenship for individuals of African descent.
Egypt’s new residence by investment program offers renewable residence permits of 1-5 year validity for investments of $50-200,000.
The Mauritius Investor program offers immediate PR and a two-year path to a first-rate citizenship in a low-tax, safe, and tropical country.
The country believes placing its asset on a blockchain will transform the economy. The first asset to be sold with Sango Coin is citizenship.
Following the popularity of our story on Bougainville’s independence movement, David Bonellie considers the potential for a CIP in a sovereign Western Cape.
NTL’s Ted McEwan explains why his firm picked a tiny country with barely a hundred millionaires as the base for its foray into the continent.
